The nights seem to me too long... I am often scolded by Madame Pasteur, but I tell her I shall lead her to fame.

The more I study nature, the more I stand amazed at the work of the Creator. Science brings men nearer to God.

Little science takes you away from God but more of it takes you to Him.

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.

Chance favors the prepared mind.

Messieurs, c'est les microbes qui auront le dernier mot." (Gentlemen, it is the microbes who will have the last word.)

One does not ask of one who suffers: What is your country and what is your religion? One merely says: You suffer, that is enough for me.

Question your priorities often, make sure God always comes first.

A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.

To know how to wonder and question is the first step of the mind toward discovery.

Divinity dwells in thee. To activate the power, you must connect with the spirit daily.

My work is always very geometric.

Free verse is like free love; it is a contradiction in terms.

Words are like planets, each with its own gravitational pull.

If the brain were so simple we could understand it, we would be so simple we couldn't.

When you're a regular on your show, that's your family. When people come in and out, it doesn't mean that you don't embrace them, but they have to leave.

The inner journey is as individual as our thumbprint. We need to guide others on their way and never impose our way upon them.

Learning is a good thing, but unless it's tempered by faith and a love of freedom, it can be very dangerous indeed.

I enjoyed all of the tours and learned something from everyone.

That age is best which is the first When youth and blood are warmer.